Mountain Home, Arkansas

About Mountain Home

Mountain Home is a close-knit town in northern Arkansas, home to 13,348 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Mountain Home is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 12.01 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,111 residents per square mile.

📰 Mountain Home News Today

• Lanny Eugene Wineland, 68, Mountain Home (Kirby) KTLO · Aug 17
• Linda Carlson Obituary (1948 - 2026) - Mountain Home, AR - Baxter Bulletin Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• Mountain Home Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Mountain Home’s Rob Finley named Arkansas Game and Fish Commission chairman Mountain Home Observer · Jun 22
• Paul James Hooyer, 82, Mountain Home (Kirby) KTLO · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mountain Home Unique

• Positioned in northern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,348.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mountain Home

• Chili's — tex-mex
• Hutch-Creek Country Kitchen
• Pizza Hut — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mountain Home Farmer's Market · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mountain Home

• Cooper Park reviews ★
• Hickory Park reviews ★
• Keller Park reviews ★
• Mclain Park reviews ★
• Pigeon Creek Public Use Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mountain Home

• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MOUNTAIN HOME CAREER CENTER
• GUY BERRY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY
• HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
• MOUNTAIN HOME CAREER ACADEMIES
• MOUNTAIN HOME KINDERGARTEN
• NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY
• PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Baxter Health ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mountain Home

🏘️ Nearby Communities